Eugene Onegin

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)

DESCRIPTION

This English-language Eugene Onegin offers Anglophone audiences a more immediate access to the opera’s emotional and psychological textures, without relinquishing too much of its quintessentially Russian essence. Ileana Cotrubas proves near-ideal as Tatiana, her performance capturing both the character’s guileless sincerity in Act I and her composed authority in Act III. Victor Braun brings a well-rounded and attractive baritone to the title role, his vocal quality and dramatic instincts aligning persuasively with Onegin’s reserved complexity. Georg Solti conducts with a balance of refinement and fervor, maintaining the score’s lyric sweep alongside its darker undercurrents.

CAST

Eugene Onegin – Victor Braun
Tatyana – Ileana Cotrubas
Lensky – Robert Tear
Olga – Yvonne Minton
Prince Gremin – Don Garrard
Filipyevna – Noreen Berry
Mme Larina – Pamela Bowden
Monsieur Triquet – Neil Howlett
Captain – John Lanigan
Zaretsky – Paul Hudson

DETAILS

Location: London
Date: February 13, 1971
Conductor: Georg Solti
Catalogue Number: OD 12323-2
Label: Opera Depot
Number of Discs: 2
In Mono

Act I

Act II

Act III